Protect & Swerve

The Problem

Police brutality is real

American teens in the USA today are unaware of police brutality and how it affects them, as well as how often it occurs in their area to people just like them.

Meet our team

Joshua Lee (COO)

I'm a growing tech student from Harlem, learning to better the world around me however I can. I constantly see and experience mixed ideas surrounding police brutality. I grew tired of the misunderstandings and misguided hatred directed at whoever is found convenient. This is my stand to tell people what's happening..

Takhim Haque (CTO)

Hello world! My name is Takhim Haque. I am a junior at B.A.S.E. I love all things gaming and robotics related. I have a strong passion for social equity and programing. I hope to combine my interest for social equity and technology to code for a better tomorrow.

Shemar Dacosta (Engineer)

Only 15 & extremely interested in Computer Science. Racial Profiling is a problem in my community, it hasn’t affected me personally however I see it happen around me. I plan to create something that subdues the issue.

Christopher Torres (Game designer)

My name is Chris, I'm a tech student and a hackathon pro. I helped work on this project because it concerns me too. People from my school were detained by the police before, even though they did nothing wrong. What if it was me?

The App's keyFeature

Location tracker

Based on the geolocation api we will generate a map that shows the rate of police brutality around their area

Game

We are making a game to promote the website. Both the game and website will supply users with facts regarding police brutality as a result of racial profiling. The game is to engage teens into the topic of police brutality; based on our interviews it is generally viewed as an "overhyped" topic by teens.

Uploading videos

Many times when it comes to racial profiling people overlook the small conflicts that happens near their area. By adding a video uploading feature people could upload videos about what happened to them or record someone else being brutalized nearby, to help show how frequent these events occur.

Forum

We will add a commenting system so people could express their thoughts on a certain video.